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11-14-2007, 03:05 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 745
|  which 8800 Ultra?
getting down to the nitty gritty. anyone know which EVGA 8800 Ultra I should get? I'm not really interested in the free games, but if it's not much more than the OEM card, I'll take it. just looking for the best price for the Ultra card. thanks guys!
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11-14-2007, 03:10 PM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,834
| Re: which 8800 Ultra?
Neither. Get an 8800GT and wait for the 9800 series cards to come out in a few months. Right now the ultra is a giant waste of cash unless you plan to run a 30" monitor. My 2 GT SLI setup cost me 470 and utterly stomps a single ultra which is still way overpriced considering its a year old card.
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11-14-2007, 03:12 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 745
| Re: which 8800 Ultra?
hrmmm. but isn't the GT for PCI-E 2? same question then for the GT instead then
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11-14-2007, 03:22 PM
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MetalHead Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,889
| Re: which 8800 Ultra?
yes but it still runs full power on an x16
there is absolutely no difference
SLI GT's is the way to go
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11-14-2007, 03:24 PM
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Self Proclaimed Immortal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denton, TX (UNT) Posts: 2,501
| Re: which 8800 Ultra?
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Originally Posted by Invisible  yes but it still runs full power on an x16
there is absolutely no difference
SLI GT's is the way to go | agreed. My second 8800GT arrived tmrw.
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11-14-2007, 03:24 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 745
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11-14-2007, 03:32 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,723
| Re: which 8800 Ultra?
you can run 2 GT's for less than a single Ultra.
but you can run 2 Ultras and smash 2 GT's. but of course that'd be expensive.
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11-14-2007, 04:05 PM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,834
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11-14-2007, 05:24 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 745
| Re: which 8800 Ultra?
ok, so which is a better standalone? I'm only getting one right now, but plan on sli'ing twin cards. I know it's more expensive, but I have the cash. is there much difference? and comparitively, which setup is better running two in the SLI config?
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11-14-2007, 05:33 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Somewhere between a 1 and a 0 Posts: 1,677
| Re: which 8800 Ultra?
Instead of the SSC, save $40 and get the Superclocked version. I easily clocked mine to SSC speeds no sweat. 2 GTs are great for SLI cuz they run much cooler. I had to GTSs in SLI and my case got extremely hot. I really wouln't waste your money on an ultra right now. If you really want to spend that much money on a card wait for the 9 series.
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